Abstract expressionism

Abstract Expressionism established itself as one of the major turning points in twentieth-century art, emerging in New York in the 1940s around what would become known as the New York School.

Driven by figures as diverse as Jackson Pollock and his gestural dripping technique, Mark Rothko and his meditative fields of color, or Willem de Kooning and his energetic compositions oscillating between figuration and abstraction, the movement marked a decisive break with European traditions by placing spontaneity of gesture, monumental scale, and a direct physical relationship between painter and canvas at the heart of artistic practice.

Drawing on Surrealist explorations of automatism and the unconscious, it transformed painting into a space for experimentation in which color, material, and movement ceased to serve representation and instead became an autonomous language carrying an unprecedented emotional and existential intensity.

This shift in the center of gravity of Western art toward New York also represented the affirmation of an American cultural identity on the international stage, whose impact would resonate throughout contemporary artistic creation.

On Artsper, this selection brings together contemporary works that extend this foundational legacy through lyrical abstraction, gestural energy, and chromatic explorations, reflecting the enduring vitality of a movement that profoundly transformed our understanding of what painting can be.

Storm

Andrada Anghel

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,215

Set of 2 Photographs. Cyanotype photograph of the ocean waves

Paola Dávila

Photography . 38 x 112 x 0.3 cm Photography . 15 x 44.1 x 0.1 inch

€4,008

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape, Les Champs II

Christian Manoury

Painting . 155 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 61 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Memories

Alexander Dobrodiy

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,890

Blue

Inga Makarova

Painting . 60 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Tender Sea

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 72 x 78 x 2 cm Painting . 28.3 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Blue abstract

Nadezda Stupina

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,850

Red equilibrium

Alla Grande

Sculpture . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Sculpture . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Passion Project No.3

Angela Cameron

Print . 86.4 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print . 34 x 22 x 0.2 inch

€865

Elements Of Colour No.4

Angela Cameron

Print . 71.1 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Print . 28 x 18 x 0.2 inch

€1,139

Elements Of Colour No.3

Angela Cameron

Print . 71.1 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Print . 28 x 18 x 0.2 inch

€1,047

Elements Of Colour No.2

Angela Cameron

Print . 71.1 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Print . 28 x 18 x 0.2 inch

€1,047

Elements Of Colour No.1

Angela Cameron

Print . 71.1 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Print . 28 x 18 x 0.2 inch

€1,139

Claim 121

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 100 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,340

Along This Way

Suz Shippey Borski

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€1,731

Berlingot

Dam Domido

Painting . 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€3,500

Eau et fusain 2

LN Le Cheviller

Painting . 90 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€819

Énergie

Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Split panorama 2 (Action divided)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€938

Split panorama 3 (Action divided)

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€938

Double imagery (reflective pool),

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€938

Many miles inland

Nestor Toro

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch

€938

Unexpected Memories

Nestor Toro

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,489

In Between Seasons 3,

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 1.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.5 inch

€1,444

A beautiful noise 1,

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€1,093

A Beautiful Noise 2

Nestor Toro

Painting . 63.5 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25 x 25 x 1 inch

€1,093

A Beautiful Noise 3

Nestor Toro

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,093

Interactions VI

Paulo Gnecco

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,639

Light yellow

Le Hai Linh

Painting . 79.8 x 99.8 x 3 cm Painting . 31.4 x 39.3 x 1.2 inch

€1,967

Will to empower

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 180 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

€6,300

Caribéen

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,290 €1,161

Unlimited Love

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 140 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€6,700

Révolte Spectrale

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 100 x 80.5 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,300 €1,170

Wanderings at Paris

Catherine Clare

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch

€1,600

Unveiling illusions

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 220 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch

€6,400

Joy and happiness

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 70.1 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,641

Fragile facade

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

€1,585

Fraction Of 26 Million (Part 3)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 4.3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.7 inch

€1,630

Satellite (Spirits of skies 100094)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

€1,594

Purple meltdown

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

€1,585

Big sky falling

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch

€2,450

Mediterranian medley

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 142.2 x 4.6 cm Painting . 40 x 56 x 1.8 inch

€1,867

Amazonite revealed I

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

€1,639

Amazonite revealed II

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

€1,585

Emerald tree

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

€1,776

The Southwest Diary

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,521

Mojito

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting . 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

€1,521

Sudden Impact II (Spirits Of Skies 100150)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 3 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.2 inch

€1,585

377 Around the world

Anne B Schwartz

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 x 2 cm Painting . 12 x 12 x 0.8 inch

€1,184

Echoes of time

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 180 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch

€6,200

The beginning and the end

Maria Esmar

Painting . 140 x 220 x 0.2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch

€6,400

Eye catchers

Susanne Butcher

Painting . 180 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,800

Mystic

Max Yaskin

Painting . 150 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.05 x 27.56 x 1 inch

€1,321

Aqua 2

Gina Vor

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€800

A poetic imagination

Maria Esmar

Painting . 190 x 190 x 0.2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch

€6,400

Sun begins to pour

Maria Esmar

Painting . 190 x 190 x 0.2 cm Painting . 74.8 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch

€6,400

Come What May

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 48.3 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19 x 31 x 0.1 inch

€1,457

Holding Thought

Xanda McCagg

Painting . 30.5 x 30.5 cm Painting . 12 x 12 inch

€1,337

Ciao Cacao

Gina Vor

Painting . 58.5 x 79 x 0.4 cm Painting . 23 x 31.1 x 0.2 inch

€800

Yellow Abstract Diptych, Diptyque Abstrait Jaune

Gina Vor

Painting . 39 x 58 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.4 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch

€300

I love your art - Text-Based Abstract Contemporary Blue Gold Artwork

Lena Langer

Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€729

Moment of silence | Modern Textured Abstract Nature Artwork

Olga Mozul

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.4 inch

€455

Green: Energetic Vertical Abstract Oil Artwork with Lush Hues

Ekaterina Dutkevich

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.7 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.5 inch

€474

Universe: Abstract Acrylic Artwork - Soothing Blue & Beige Tones, Modern Home Decor, Expressive Canvas Art

Jane Ti

Painting . 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€410

Claim 185

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€650

Floating (tribute to Mirò)

Dantès

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€50

Flowerfall: Vibrant Contemporary Collage Artwork | Hand-Cut Vogue Fragments | Bold Red & Black Design (69x49cm)

Maria Vetkalova

Fine Art Drawings . 69 x 49 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.2 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€301

Inner Depth-2

Andrey Visokinsky

Painting . 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€729

Colored loop on turquoise background

Svetlana Saratova

Painting . 80 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

€783 €705

Morning Cappuccino with Foam

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 80 x 110 x 0.3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch

€720

Glowing Sky

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 95 x 130 x 0.3 cm Painting . 37.4 x 51.2 x 0.1 inch

€750

Untitled

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting . 24 x 33 x 0.2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 13 x 0.1 inch

€70

Renaitre de ses cendres

Marie-Laure Romanet Prin

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,950

Down the Road We Go

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 71.1 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 28 x 47 x 0.1 inch

€4,554

Change

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 155 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting . 61 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€650

Pleine lune du 8 Août

Clara Crespin

Painting . 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Agglomeration Konzentrisch in Rot 1

Friedhard Meyer

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€3,000

Verwerfungen

Friedhard Meyer

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€3,000

Venus

Marcus Aitken

Painting . 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€729

Shrouded Memories

Flora B

Painting . 121.5 x 91.5 x 1.5 cm Painting . 47.8 x 36 x 0.6 inch

€3,927

Claim 100

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 110 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch

€2,700

RE 14

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 140 x 140 x 1.5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.6 inch

€3,500

Monument-VI (The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, 2007, NY, US)

Stanislav Bojankov

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Red flower

Andriy Klishyn

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,005

First Look

James C. Leonard

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€7,560

Stability in Life

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 84 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€820

Ice sky

Dam Domido

Painting . 93 x 200 x 0.01 cm Painting . 36.6 x 78.7 x 0 inch

€4,800

Energy of love

Melezhik Olga

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€950

The orange cube

Max Yaskin

Painting . 94 x 94 x 1 cm Painting . 37 x 37 x 0.4 inch

€850

Perpetuum Mobile

Gagik Ghazanchyan

Painting . 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,500 €1,275

Summer flowers 2

Max Yaskin

Painting . 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,350

Infatuation,

Newel Hunter

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,913

The feeling of autumn 2

Le anh Tuan

Painting . 79.8 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting . 31.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,323

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